Mayor Kirk Caldwell Says Federal Rail Money Is in Jeopardy

2015-11-13T20:20:00Z2015-11-13T20:20:00Z

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell told Sunrise this morning that the Federal Transit Administration will withhold $250 million that was going to be appropriated for the Honolulu rail project in fiscal year 2015 until a .5 percent tax extension is approved by the City Council.